Song of a Marriageable Girl
Will a man come for me?
The good spirit of the forest knows.
He could tell little Medje;
But he will not tell.
There are things it is not right to know:
If there will be dew on the grass tomorrow,
If the fish will come to the trap and be caught,
If a spell put on the gazelle
Will let my father kill it.
~Translated from the Pygmy by Willard Trask, after O. De Labrouhe
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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